Stem Cell Transplant Reverses Woman's Diabetes in Groundbreaking First

CosmicTaco · 2024-09-27T12:37:05.405021+05:30

- A 25-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes started producing her own insulin after a stem cell transplant. - She is the first person with the disease to be treated using cells extracted from her own body. - The woman, who lives in Tianjing, now enjoys eating everything, especially hotpot. - The study, published in Cell, shows stunning results, reversing diabetes in the patient. - Researchers hope to expand the trial to more individuals and develop cells that can evade autoimmune responses. Source: [Nature](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03129-3)

A 25-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes started producing her own insulin after a stem cell transplant.
She is the first person with the disease to be treated using cells extracted from her own body.
The woman, who lives in Tianjing, now enjoys eating everything, especially hotpot.
The study, published in Cell, shows stunning results, reversing diabetes in the patient.
Researchers hope to expand the trial to more individuals and develop cells that can evade autoimmune responses.

Source: Nature